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WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

34.550

+0.6501.92%

Volume:8.87M

Turnover:306.59M

Market Cap:118.17B

PE:17.02

High:34.900

Open:34.190

Low:34.080

Close:33.900

52wk High:42.472

52wk Low:33.460

Shares:3.42B

Float Shares:3.40B

Volume Ratio:2.66

T/O Rate:0.26%

Dividend:1.54

Dividend Rate:4.46%

EPS(TTM):2.030

EPS(LYR):1.994

ROE:9.80%

ROA:0.62%

PB:1.67

PE(LYR):17.33

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Overview Company News Filings

Asic - Westpac Has Been Ordered to Pay a$26 Million in Civil Penalties for Failing to Respond to Customers Who Were Facing Financial Hardship

THOMSON REUTERS

Australia's Asic - Federal Court Orders Westpac to Pay a$26 Mln Penalty for Hardship Failures

THOMSON REUTERS

Asic - Penalty Ordered After Finding Westpac Failed to Respond to Over 200 Online Hardship Requests Within Time Required by Law Over Nearly 6 Years From 2017 to 2023

THOMSON REUTERS

Asic - Westpac Made Admissions of Contravention in Proceeding and Paid More Than a$1.7 Mln in Remediation to Affected Customers

THOMSON REUTERS

Big Four bank ordered to pay up over ‘negligent’ conduct‘Instead of providing a safety net for these customers ... systemic failures let them slip through the cracks.’2 min read

Australian Banks Could See Cycle of Business Insolvencies -- Market Talk

Lending of up to NZ$1.2 Billion to be Made Available Under Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme, New Zealand Finance Minister Says

MT Newswires Live

BUZZ-Morgan Stanley flags rising risks for Australian banks, sees de‑rating ahead

Is It Time To Reassess Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) After Its Mixed Recent Share Price Performance?

Simply Wall St.

Australia's GDP Expected to Grow Around 0.4% in March Quarter, Westpac Says

MT Newswires Live

Banca Transilvania Q1 FY26 net profit rises 25.6% to RON 950.2 million

Australian Banks Face 5% Earnings Downgrades From Tax Change -- Market Talk

Is Westpac’s Stricter Rules For Negatively Geared Investors Altering The Investment Case For Westpac (ASX:WBC)?

Simply Wall St.

Australian regulator flags rising global private credit risks, steps up oversight

A Look At Westpac Banking’s Valuation As Lending Rules Tighten For Negatively Geared Property Investors

Simply Wall St.

BUZZ-Morgan Stanley warns of tougher operating conditions for Australian banks

Australia's Consumer Sentiment Grows in May

MT Newswires Live

Australia sells A$7.5 billion in new Green Treasury Bond

Australia's Tax Changes Could Improve Bank Asset Quality -- Market Talk

CBA's Historic Plunge May Signal a Market Shift

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